“More than any other county in the state, Milwaukee County struggles
with funding for these critical services. We’ve been working with DHS
Secretary Dennis Smith for months on reforming the way Milwaukee County
provides these services. I’m hopeful the Governor’s announcement today
will allow us to move forward quickly on making important and long
called for changes,” Abele said.

In his two budgets as County Executive Abele has added millions of dollars in funding for mental health redesign efforts.